September 24, 2008 1:44PM 

# “Wakeriding” the GSE Collapse 

By [Jim Harper](https://www.cato.org/people/jim-harper) 

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On the Wash​ing​ton​Watch​.com blog, I’ve [reviewed some of the bills](http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2008/09/24/wakeriding-the-fannie-n-freddie-meltdown/) introduced and moved in Congress the last few days to respond — or at least react — to the collapse of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

These bills deserve skepticism — the market for political posturing and other silliness is obviously high right now — but they might not all be bad.…

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